Kenya's Christian-owned Hope FM radio hacked

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Suspected hackers briefly hijacked a popular Christian radio station in Kenya, and played Islamic verses before it went off air.

Hope FM said on its Facebook account that a "foreign signal" had interfered with its broadcast on Tuesday night.

It resumed transmission about three hours later.

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